to complete the picture painted by yesterday's posting, here's a map of the english counties. apparently devon came out tops as the most desirable county to live in - according to the editors of 'country life', that leading authority on all things country. devon is a cool place, but who wants clotted cream all the time? naturally, staffordshire, which came bottom of the list, is up in arms about it. aye, the black country is not a happy lot at the moment.

follow up links on dialect and regional accents:
the bible in geordie
geordie to english translator
cartoons in north staffordshire dialect
poems from a yorkshire lad (complete with translator)
useful glaswegian phrases